Dry Tortugas Station Is Back -- And Just In Time
The National Weather Service issued this statement yesterday noting that the C-MAN weather station at Dry Tortugas is back in operation, and just in time for Katrina, who is passing north of them today.
As of this morning, it had reported winds gusting to 37 knots and pressure of 29.55.
UPDATE: The buoy stopped transmitting after about 9 a.m. Eastern.
If you're wondering what Dry Tortugas is, it's not a medical condition, it's a group of tiny islands to the west of Key West (you didn't think there was anything TO the west of Key West did ya?).
The islands don't have any permanent inhabitants and basically consist of one National Park exhibit.
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